From the bestselling author of Eventide,Â The Tie That BindsÂ is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human

The Tie That Binds

From the bestselling author of Eventide,Â The Tie That BindsÂ is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit.

Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand, police officer at her door. She is charged with murder. The clues: a sack of chicken feed slit with a knife, a milky-eyed dog tied outdoors one cold afternoon. The motives: the brutal business of farming and a family code of ethics as unforgiving as the winter prairie itself. Here, Kent Haruf delivers the sweeping tale of a woman of the American High Plains, as told by her neighbor, Sanders Roscoe. As Roscoe shares what he knows, Edith's tragedies unfold: a childhood of pre-dawn chores, a mother's death, a violence that leaves a father dependent on his children, forever enraged. Here is the story of a woman who sacrifices her happiness in the name of family--and then, in one gesture, reclaims her freedom.
Country USA
Brand Henry Holt & Co
Manufacturer Henry Holt & Co
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780030719790
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Tie That Binds